Yoga Retreat with TERRI & CHLOÉ

With over 20 years of combined experience, Terri McDermott continues to pursue an active and interdisciplinary career in health and wellness through the teachings and study of holistic care, meditation, and the many pathways of yoga.

Education in Health, Wellness, and Yoga

A Michigan native, Terri received her C.M.A. in Medical Assistance through training provided in Royal Oak, Michigan, and her ERYT 200 through Jenny Lintvedt, Yoga Teacher Trainer in Traverse City, Michigan. Throughout her continued studies and employment in this area, Terri has taken further training with known teachers such as Sean Corn, Joe Barnett, Kathryn Buddig, Dr. James Lawrence, and Mugs McConnell. She earned her RYT 500 through studies with Mugs McConnell, in a 300-hour program over the course of 2019, and in a short time has expanded upon that to obtain her ERYT 500, currently having approximately 7,000 hours of yoga teaching experience.

She is a Professional Member of the Indian Yoga Association as of 2022, after completing 500 hours of studies under the guidance of Yogacharya Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani of ICYER in a 52-week program. Currently, Terri is taking a second-year long course, Deeper Gitananda Studies, under his guidance, as well as, a 3-month online study with Dr. Vasant Lad learning the Secrets of the Pulse.

Personal Training & Wellness Programs

Terri understands the importance of incorporating wellness into all aspects of life and works with her private clients to assist them in creating balance and harmony within themselves. This includes developing mastery of one’s physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being through various disciplines and healing modalities such as deep stretching, breathing, core work, meditation, reflection, nutrition, stress management, and wellness coaching. She is an Ambassador for Divine Warrior Goddess Trainings and has been successful in facilitating this training for hundreds of women throughout Traverse City, Michigan. She feels there is great work to be done in bringing together women and reminding them of the skills they inherently possess and removing those layers and restrictions society has imposed so there is movement forward with their life’s work. Her work at the Cowell Family Cancer Center increased her passion for working with individuals overcoming illness and fear, driving her further into studies in multiple modalities of healing. Terri’s (Me is divided in Traverse City, Michigan teaching and working privately, as well as, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Passion for Wellness and Community

As a child, the seed for yoga was planted when Terri attended her first yoga classes in a fellow elementary school student’s basement learning yoga from a dedicated mom. That seed took root and continues to grow strong. As she continued on her journey, those roots reached out, took her on a path of spiritual growth, and coaxed within her the need to continue to learn about the intricacies of the human body, our vessel in this life, and the connection of heart, mind, and spirit. She currently serves as a board member for the organization, Yoga Alliance, Arlington, VA and continues to find ways to bring her teachings to her communities, both in Florida and Michigan. An annual retreat “Pura Vida Yoga Retreat” is provided and taught by her in Costa Rica always attempting to immerse larger groups in the concepts of the yogic path including asana, meditation, pranayama, and self-study.

Founder of Svastha Wellness and Peaceful Poses:

Terri has been practicing yoga throughout her life and teaching yoga since 2012. She is the founder of Svastha Wellness and Peaceful Poses; whose mission is to teach and allow others to incorporate yoga principles and classical teachings into their daily lives and build daily routines with their students. She teaches multiple types of classes such as Restorative, Yin, Detox, Hot and Gentle yoga, SUP, along with meditation, and leads multiple workshops and facilitates groups of women in her communities fostering a tribe of sorts, who grow and learn together. She specializes in one on one teaching and coaching based on client needs and creating individualized plans for students to include all aspects of wellness.